CHICAGO – The conservative Illinois Family Institute and two suburban Chicago churches are seeking a judge’s permission to help defend the state’s ban on gay marriage, saying they should be able to intervene in a lawsuit filed by 25 gay and lesbian couples who want to overturn the 16-year-old law.

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